Publications and Talks

Memoirs of a Flying Tiger: The Story of a WWII Veteran and SIA Pioneer Pilot (2019)

Ho Weng Toh & Jonathan Y. H. Sim
World Scientific Publishing Company

Co-authored the book with Captain Ho Weng Toh, a 99 year old World War 2 veteran and pioneer pilot of Singapore Airlines who trained the first 300 pilots for SIA.

Launching the book together with Captain Ho Weng Toh; Guest-of-Honour Ambassador-at-Large Prof. Tommy Koh; and Director of the National Archives of Singapore, Ms. Wendy Ang.

Grand Challenges for Science in the 21st Century (2018)

Jan W. Vasbinder, Balázs Gulyás, & Jonathan Y. H. Sim (Eds.)
World Scientific Publishing Company

Public Speaking

2021: “HistoriaSG: Behind Memoirs of a Flying Tiger” at the National Museum of Singapore

The recorded live stream of the talk can be found here: https://fb.watch/5xDZdQCSma/

2016: “Insights on the Dynamic Digital Revolution” at the Asia Business Summit, jointly organised by the Institute of Asian Consumer Insight and Channel News Asia.

2015: “The Ethical and Societal Implications of Hi-Tech Development” at the Smarter World Summit, jointly organised by the Financial Times and the Institute of Asian Consumer Insight.

2014: “Disruptive Innovation, Open Hardware, and Arduino” at the World Arduino Day 2014, jointly organised by SG Makers and the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), Singapore.

Dissertations

2018. “Harmonising Fractured Communities: A Confucian Approach to the Problems of Distribution.” Masters Dissertation. National University of Singapore.

2013. “Notions of Harmony in Classical Chinese Thought.” Honours Dissertation. National University of Singapore.

Papers

2021. “My Experiences in Using the Telegram Messaging App as a Teaching Tool.” Teaching Connections. 2021 (2 ).

2020. “An Exploration of Complexity Science and Classical Chinese Thought: The Potential for Ancient Ideas to Enrich the Modern Study of Complex Systems.” Journal of Integrated Creative Studies 2020-002a: 1-13.

2019. “The ‘Face’ Barriers to Partnership.” Teaching and Learning Together in Higher Education. 1 (27).

Book Reviews

2016. “The Audacity to Reform: The Impact of Clark Kerr’s Vision in History and What We Can Learn in Dealing with the Rising Demand for Higher Education.” Asian Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Academic Talks and Conference Presentations

2019. “Thinking About Computational Thinking: Questioning the Processes for Flaws, Biases, and Socio-Ethical Implications.” Science and Mathematics Research Seminar. Science and Mathematics Cluster, Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD). (Invited Talk)

2017. “The Role of Li (禮) in the Distribution of Material Goods.” Paper presented at the 20th International Conference of the International Society for Chinese Philosophy (ISCP), at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Paper presentation at the 20th International Conference of the International Society for Chinese Philosophy (ISCP)

2017. “Is There a Social Justice Dimension in Li (禮)?” Paper presented at the 3rd Nanyang Graduate Student Colloquium, at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

2015. “Complexity Science and Chinese Philosophy.” Paper co-authored with Jan W. Vasbinder, the Director of the Para Limes, NTU. Paper presented during the Plenary Session of the Conference on Complex Systems in Tempe, Arizona, USA, organised by Arizona State University, the Complex Systems Society and the Santa Fe Institute.

2013. “Reconciling Culinary and Musical Models of Harmony in Classical Chinese Thought.” Paper presented at the Joint Meeting of the Society of Asian and Comparative Philosophy (SACP) and the Australasian Society of Asian and Comparative Philosophy (ASACP), at the National University of Singapore.

Paper presentation at the Joint Meeting of the Society of Asian and Comparative Philosophy (SACP) and the Australasian Society of Asian and Comparative Philosophy (ASACP)

Contributions to Magazines

2014. “Early Chinese Conceptions of Harmony – Drawing Insights for Managing Diversity from Cooking and Music.” Draft 3 (2): 25-42.